Batch History

In order to keep my sanity, I needed an easy way for me to keep track of the batches that I brewed.

Why? It’s nice to be able to reference the number of beers I’ve brewed, and see at a glance what I thought of each of these beers.

Since I’m also running this site, I thought why not track those batches as part of this blog. It’s a win / win… I maintain the list, and share it with my readers.

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Batches

Batch	Beer	Style	Process	Rating	Notes
1	Cherry Wheat	American Wheat Ale	Extract		Not bad for my first beer. Artificial cherry flavoring has to go.
2	Mixed Grain Cream Ale	Cream Ale	Extract		While drinkable, got some bad information from the LHBS on adding mixed grains for flavor. Would not do that again.
3	Blue Moon Clone	American Wheat Ale	Extract		A good beer that tasted pretty close to a Blue Moon. First time I kegged.
4	Mango Wheat	American Wheat Ale	Partial Mash	ZERO	A disaster. Not really sure what happened, but this one was dumped.
5	Great Pumpkin Special	American Brown Ale	All Grain		My first all grain. Used a pre-made recipe from my LHBS and turned out pretty good.
6	Centennial Blonde Ale	Blonde Ale	All Grain		Favorite beer to date. All in all, a great crushable beer.
7	Cascade Pale Ale	American Pale Ale	BrewGround	N/A	Playing around with Cascade hops.
8	Brulospher Best Blonde Ale	Blonde Ale	All Grain		A pretty decent Blonde Ale, but I prefer batch #6.
9	Amarillo Wheat Ale	American Wheat Ale	All Grain		A single hopped Wheat that was pretty tasty. Would add some additional hops next time for more character.
10	Kirkland Cider	Cider	N/A		My first cider, and not a bad one at that.
11	Citradelic Pale Ale	American Pale Ale	BrewGround	N/A	A Citra hops BrewGround.
12	Munich Helles	Munich Helles	All Grain		Oh man, did I like this beer. Would brew again and play around with different hop combinations.
13	Mystical Pale Ale	American Pale Ale	BrewGround	N/A	This is what you get with you have no idea what you hopped your beer with. It was meant to be something else.
14	El Dorado Pale Ale	American Pale Ale	BrewGround	N/A	An extract beer using a 15 min boil to showcase El Dorado hops.
15	May The Kolsch Be With You	Kolsch Style	All Grain		A bit too malty and missing the classic Kolsch taste, but overall not a bad beer. Tweaks will be needed to get me to that Kolsch I love.
16	Belgian Blonde	Belgian Blonde Ale	All Grain		Not a huge Belgian beer fan, but this one's pretty good. Tasting notes of cherry and plum.
17	Lakes Of Milford Lager	Pilsner / Lager	All Grain		A warm fermented lager that's pretty damn tasty. Will make a few tweaks to add some bitterness.
18	Castennial Blonde	Blonde Ale	Extract		A slightly different take on the Centennial Blonde (Batch #6). Blew it with the hops addition and turned out way too bitter.
19	May The Kolsch Be With You (v2)	Kolsch Style	All Grain		Tweaks to Batch #15 grain bill and using a different yeast strain. Nailed it!
20	Blonde Ale	Blonde Ale	All Grain		First batch on the new setup. Very crushable beer with a nice malt taste. Could use a touch more hops and may tweak the grain bill slightly. Could be my go to blonde recipe.
21	Vienna Lager	Vienna Lager	All Grain		A bit too much Pale Chocolate Malt, but otherwise a very good beer. Needs a bit of tweaking to get it right.
22	mOktoberfest	Marzen	All Grain		A solid lager, very crisp and tasty. Missed the mark a bit on the malt profile for the style.
23	2-Row Comparison	Pale Ale	BrewGround	N/A	Comparing Pale vs Pale Ale Malt (2 separate brews)
24	Tropic Thunder Pale Ale	Pale Ale	All Grain		A Pale Ale bordering on a IPA using 3 different tropical hops. Not bad but needs a bit of tweaking to get it right.
25	Maris Otter SMaSH	Pale Ale	BrewGround	N/A	Comparing Maris Otter to other 2 Row varieties and using Nelson Sauvin hops
26	Not So Hoppy German Pilz	German Pilsner	All Grain		Amazing. Not too malty or hoppy, a great rendition of a German Pilz.
27	Hoppy Pilz	German Pilsner	All Grain		A more hoppy version of Batch #26 (not quite as good).
28	May The Kolsch Be With You (v3)	Kolsch	All Grain		Tweaks to Batch #19 mainly with fermentation temp. Cooler temp = less esters, and it's spot on.
29	Oberon Clone	American Wheat	All Grain		Straight from Bells. Missed my numbers and impacted body. Need to ferment a bit warmer as missing the Oberon esters, but overall not a bad beer.
30	Dole Whip Cream Ale	Cream Ale	All Grain		A slight variation to a Cream Ale with the addition of Pineapple and Orange puree. Didn't really work out as planned. Orange left a harsh bitter taste, not to my liking.
31	Mecca Grade Blonde Again	Blonde Ale	All Grain		Small tweaks to Batch #20 using Mecca Grade Estate malt. Great beer that brings out the craft malt, well balanced by the hops.
32	Lazy Hazy IPA	NEIPA	All Grain		My first NEIPA. A session beer for the summer. Came out pretty good, but may do some minor tweaks to the grain bill.
33	Bob Light (Pilot)	American Lager	BrewGround	N/A	A pilot batch using Flaked Rice and Flaked Maize. What happens when you ferment American Lager yeast a little on the warm side?
34	Vienna Lager	Vienna Lager	All Grain		Revisions to Batch #21. Much better than the previous batch. May want to up the Vienna malt a bit more.
35	Apple Pie Cider	Cider	N/A		A cider created from a cider, with hints of apple pie.
36	Chocolate Bourbon Stout	American Stout	All Grain		What I was hoping to get was a full bodied stout with hints of bourbon, what I got was a very thin beer that was heavy on the bourbon.
37	Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Clone	Pale Ale	Extract		Going back to basics with an extract brew to see how it compares to my all-grain batches. This wasn't too bad.
38	Helles Belles	Munich Helles	All Grain		Different beer from batch #12. Malt forward as expected and pretty darn tasty. Could probably use a touch more bitterness.
39	May The Schwarzbier With You	Schwarzbier	All Grain		Not too bad for my first cut at this style. Very crisp and easy drinking, but lacking malt character.
40	May The Schwarzbier With You Deux	Schwarzbier	All Grain	TBD	2021 NHC Entry. Improvements to batch #39. Kegged and lagering...

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